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No. 443,712. Patented Dec. 30, 1890.

UNrrnn STATES JOHN R. LARIEV, OF ELMIRA, NEV YORK.

COT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 443,712, dated December30, 1890.

Application filed June 20, 1889.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN R. LARIEW, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elmira, in the county of Chemung and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Cot, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in cots; and it consists in certainnovel features hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of myimproved cot. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalvertical section.

The side rails A A may be of any desired size and have their endsconnected by the cross-rails B B, as shown. On the outer sides of thesaid cross-rails I provide the brackets or loops O C, which are engagedby the upright arms D, to the upper ends of which the head and footrails E are secured. The said head and foot rails are thus removablyattached to the end rails, as will be readily understood.

The slats F are supported by flanges G on the inner sides of the siderails, and in order to strengthen the slats and also to permit the useof lighter slats I employ a central longitudinal bar G, to which theslatsl are secured, as shown most clearly in Figs. 2 and 3, but which isshorter than the distance between the end rails B, whereby spaces areleft at the ends of the bar G for the reception of the locking-armshereinafter described. The bed-springs H are secured to the upper sidesof the slats and have their upper ends secured or joined together by thecoiled springs I, so that a level surface is presented to receive themattress. The mattress is secured permanently to the upper edges of theside and end rails, and consists of the bottom sheath J, the uppersheath or ticking K, and the intermediate filling L, as shown in Fig. 3.

The cot is supported by the legs M, which are connected by theroundsNand have their upper ends pivotally secured to the side rails A.The legs can thus be swung downward to support the cot, or else foldedupward against the slats to economize room when the cot is not in use.Then the legs are folded Serial No. 314,939. (No model.)

up against the slats, they are held in their raised position by thebuttons O, which are pivoted on the under sides of the slats and areadapted to be turned over the rounds. To the inner sides of the endrails B and near their upper edges I pivot the latches or locking-armsP, the lower ends of which are provided with notches Q, which areadapted to engage the rounds N when the said latches are swung downward,so as to hold the legs in their lowered positions to support the cot. Inthis their normal position the bodies of the locking-arms rest firmlyagainst the inner faces of the end pieces B, whereby a strong and firmsupport is given them, and when a weight is placed upon the cot tendingto spread the legs the arms l? can the more firmly resist such tendency,because their bodies strike forcibly against said end pieces B. Therounds are somewhat flattened, so as to prevent the locking arms orlatches slipping thereon, as shown in Fig. 3. When the locking-arms areraised, they lie within the frame composed of the side and end rails andare prevented from falling by the buttons R, which are pivoted on thelower edges of the end rails and are adapted to be turned over the saidlocking-arms.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, itvwill be seen that I have provided a cot whichis composed of few parts, is simple in its construction, and which canbe stored away in a small space when not in use, and when required foruse can be easily and quickly set up in position. It will also be seenthat the lockingarms swing in a direction at right angles to themovement of the legs. By this means there is no liability of thelocking-arms becoming disengaged.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

In a folding cot, the vertical side pieces A, the inclined end pieces B,and the longitudinal bottom bar Gf, shorter than the distance betweensaid end pieces, whereby spaces are formed at its ends, in combinationwith the legs M, connected in pairs and pivoted to said Io legs, andsaid arms when folded standing` [within the bedirame, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myown I have hereto axed mysignature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOI-IN R.. LARIEW.

Witnesses:

FRANK S. BENTLEY, HENRY Y. RANsoM.

